“O ye apostles of Bahá’u’lláh!” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá thus addresses them in one
of His Tablets, “May my life be sacrificed for you!… Behold
the portals which Bahá’u’lláh hath opened before you! Consider how
exalted and lofty is the station you are destined to attain; how
unique the favors with which you have been endowed.” “My
thoughts,” He tells them in another passage, “are turned towards
you, and my heart leaps within me at your mention. Could ye know
how my soul glows with your love, so great a happiness would flood
your hearts as to cause you to become enamored with each other.”
“The full measure of your success,” He declares in another Tablet,
“is as yet unrevealed, its significance still unapprehended. Ere long
ye will, with your own eyes, witness how brilliantly every one of
you, even as a shining star, will radiate in the firmament of your
country the light of Divine Guidance and will bestow upon its people
the glory of an everlasting life.” “The range of your future achievements,”
He once more affirms, “still remains undisclosed. I fervently
hope that in the near future the whole earth may be stirred and
shaken by the results of your achievements.”“The Almighty,” He assures them, “will no doubt grant you the help of His grace, will invest you with the tokens of His might, and will endue your souls with the sustaining power of His holy Spirit.” “Be not concerned,” He admonishes them, “with the smallness of your numbers, neither be oppressed by the multitude of an unbelieving world… Exert yourselves; your mission is unspeakably glorious. Should succes crown your enterprise, America will assuredly evolve into a center from which waves of spiritual power will emanate, and the throne of the Kingdom of God will, in the plentitude of its majesty and glory, be firmly established.”
Shoghi Effendi :The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh
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